Early day motion · EDM 353 · 11 Jun 2026

Right to work

Tabled by Mr Will Forster (Liberal Democrat) 27 signatures

The motion

That this House believes that allowing asylum seekers to work improves integration, allows them to contribute and support themselves, and reduces the chances they will work illegally; acknowledges that those who have claimed asylum in the UK can apply for permission to work if they have been waiting more than 12 months for a decision, provided that their employment is considered high skilled by the Home Office; notes that comparable European countries such as Denmark allow asylum seekers to start working sooner after filing an asylum application than in the UK; and therefore calls upon the Government to allow asylum seekers who have waited more than three months for a decision from the Home Office to work.